[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 242 (Friday, December 17, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78994-78995]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-31724]
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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
[2010-PBS-2; Docket 2010-0005; Sequence 15]
Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment, Request
for Comments on Environmental Issues, and Notice of Public Scoping
Meeting
AGENCY: Public Building Services (PBS); General Services Administration
(GSA).
ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an Environmental Assessment,
request for comments on Environmental Issues, and Notice of Public
Scoping Meeting.
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SUMMARY: The General Services Administration (GSA) will prepare an
Environmental Assessment (EA) that will analyze and discuss the
environmental impacts of constructing and operating a proposed new
Downtown Federal Building in Kansas City, Missouri. Through the
project, GSA proposes to relocate its current operations from the
Bannister Federal Complex in Kansas City, Missouri, and co-locate with
other federal tenants at a proposed new Downtown Federal Building. The
target property(ies) subject to this proposed action are those within
an area bounded by 11th Street on the north, 12th Street on the south,
Charlotte Street on the east, and Cherry Street on the west (known as
city blocks 99 and 100), and could also include some level of
development of 701 E. 12th Street, bounded by 12th Street, on the
north, 13th Street, on the south, Holmes Street, on the west and
Charlotte Street on the east. City blocks 99 and 100 lie within the
downtown East Village development and tax increment financing (TIF)
district, on the East-side of downtown, in Missouri's 5th Congressional
District. In the EA, GSA will discuss impacts that could occur as a
result of the construction and operation of the proposed project. GSA
will also evaluate the ``No Action'' and other reasonable alternatives
to the proposed project, or portions of the project, and consider how
to lessen or avoid impacts on the various resource areas.
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DATES: Comment date: Submit comments on or before January 31, 2011.
Public meeting date is: January 19, 2011, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.,
St. Mary's Episcopal Church, 1307 Holmes, Kansas City, MO 64106.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments identified by Notice 2010-PBS-2, by any of
the following methods:
Regulations.gov: http://www.regulations.gov. Submit
comments via the Federal eRulemaking portal by inputting ``Notice 2010-
PBS-2'' under the heading ``Enter Keyword or ID'' and selecting
``Search.'' Select the link ``Submit a Comment'' that corresponds with
``Notice 2010-PBS-2'' Follow the instructions provided at the ``Submit
a Comment'' screen. Please include your name, company name (if any),
and ``Notice 2010-PBS-2'' on your attached document.
Comments can also be filed electronically, by e-mail, to
[email protected].
Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite ``Notice 2010-
PBS-2'', in all correspondence related to this case. All comments
received will be posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov,
including any personal and/or business confidential information
provided.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chris Powers, GSA Regional NEPA
Coordinator, 1500 East Bannister Road, Room 2135 (6PTA), Kansas City,
MO 64131; Telephone (816) 823-5799.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: General: This EA is being prepared pursuant
to the National Environmental Policy Act, 42 U.S.C. 4321, (NEPA), and
regulations implementing NEPA issued by the Council on Environmental
Quality (40 CFR 1500-1508), GSA ADM 1095.1, the GSA PBS NEPA Desk Guide
and other applicable regulations and policies. The EA will inform GSA
in its decision-making process. Compliance with the National Historic
Preservation Act (NHPA), including NHPA Section 106, and other laws and
requirements, will be coordinated with this EA process, and government
agencies that are affected by the proposed actions or have special
expertise will be consulted, whether or not they are cooperating
agencies. GSA is already involved in discussions with other
jurisdictional agencies to identify their issues and concerns. With
this notice, GSA is asking agencies with jurisdiction and/or special
expertise with respect to environmental issues to formally cooperate
with GSA in the preparation of the EA. These agencies may choose to
participate once they have evaluated the proposal relative to their
responsibilities. Agencies that would like to request cooperating
agency status should follow the instructions for filing comments
provided, above. An independent analysis of the issues will be
presented in the EA. The EA will be placed in the public record and a
comment period will be allotted on the Draft EA. GSA will consider all
comments on the EA before making a final decision.
Purpose of Notice: The purpose of this notice is to: (1) Announce
GSA's intent to prepare an EA; (2) announce the initiation of the
public scoping process; (3) invite public participation during the
scoping process and at the public scoping meeting; and (4) request
public comments on the scope of the EA, including the potential
environmental impacts associated with the proposed action.
Further Information on Public Participation and Dates: The public
is encouraged to provide GSA with specific comments or concerns about
the project. Comments should focus on the potential environmental
effects, reasonable alternatives, and measures to avoid or lessen
environmental impacts.
In addition to the above methods for submission of comments, those
interested may also file a paper copy of comments, by regular mail, to
Chris Powers, GSA Region 6 NEPA Coordinator, 1500 E. Bannister Road,
Room 2135, Kansas City, Missouri 64131 or verbally offer comments to
GSA's Region 6 NEPA Coordinator by calling (816) 823-5799.
Again, comments should be sent to GSA on or before January 31,
2011. With any comments, before including address, phone number, e-mail
address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, be
advised that the entire comment, including personal identifying
information, may be made publicly available at any time. While you can
ask in your comment to withhold from public review personal identifying
information, GSA cannot guarantee that it will be able to do so.
Finally, in lieu of or in addition to sending written comments, GSA
also invites you to attend the public scoping meeting scheduled and
discussed in the body of this notice, above. Comments made at the
public scoping meeting will also be considered in the EA process.
State and local government representatives are asked to notify
their constituents of this planned project and encourage them to
comment on their areas of concern.
A fact sheet prepared by GSA will be made available at the Public
Scoping Meeting and will be posted to a GSA Project Web site (http://www.gsa.gov/r6news), thereafter.
Dated: December 10, 2010.
Kevin D. Rothmier,
Director of Portfolio Management (6PT), U.S. General Services
Administration, PBS, Heartland Region.
[FR Doc. 2010-31724 Filed 12-16-10; 8:45 am]
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